SIG Templates & Toolkits
The Program
Reporting Pack
Three free templates for showing leaders where a program really stands: a one-page status report, a PI progress and milestone report, and a tracker that proves the benefits landed. Built for any program, from kickoff to closeout.
Why It Matters
Capital in. Prove the value out.
Leaders fund programs to get results, but most status reports only show activity: tasks done, dates moved, budget spent. When the report is all green until the week it turns red, trust drops fast.
This pack gives your program a consistent way to report health honestly, show progress against what was planned, and track the benefits the business case promised long after go-live.
What’s Inside
Three templates, one story of value.
Each template stands on its own, and they’re built to work together.
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Executive Status Report
Why it helps. One page a sponsor can read in two minutes: overall health, what changed, and exactly what you need from them.
What’s inside
- Status and trend for scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources and stakeholders
- Suggested overall status plus your own call, with the reason
- Decisions needed, accomplishments, next steps and top risks
- Milestones, budget variance and a status history tab
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PI Progress and Milestone Report
Why it helps. Shows whether the program is delivering what it planned, with dates and value, not just activity.
What’s inside
- Milestone tracker with baseline, forecast and variance
- PI objectives with planned and actual business value
- PI predictability calculated for you
- A burn-up chart by iteration on the Summary tab
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Benefits Realization Tracker
Why it helps. Turns the benefits in your business case into measures with owners, then tracks whether they actually landed.
What’s inside
- Benefits register with baseline, target, owner and measure
- Measurement log for results over time
- Progress to target and On track or Behind status, as the single source of truth for benefit targets
- Closeout review questions for the sponsor
How the Pieces Fit
Use them on a steady rhythm.
Set the baseline
Load milestones, PI objectives and benefit targets from your plan and business case.
Report each period
Update the status report weekly or every two weeks, and log it in the history tab.
Review each PI
Score PI objectives with Business Owners and share predictability at Inspect and Adapt.
Prove the value
Keep measuring benefits after go-live and close with the benefits review.
Pairs Well With
Other free SIG resources.
These fit naturally alongside the pack.
- Program Management Toolkit: the business case, governance charter and RAID log your reports draw from.
- Communications and Change Kit: readiness and adoption, which belong in every status report.
- Build Your Business Case: SIG’s ROI calculator for setting the benefit targets you’ll track.
- WSJF Workshop: prioritize by value so your reports show the most important work first.
Want leaders to trust
your program reporting?
SIG helps PMO and portfolio leaders set up reporting that connects strategy, funding and delivery, so executives see real progress and real value.